Private Coaching

Trient

The Trient Glacier is an extensive glacial plateau that rises to the foot of the Aiguille Tour on the border between Switzerland (vallée du Gd St.-Bernard – Verbier ) and France (vallée de Chamonix). The helicopter lands onthe Col des Plines on the Trient glacier, which is at an altitude of 3300m with a 1600m descent.

The following are possible routes from Le petit Combin glacier:

Easy
• Via the col des Ecandies and the val d’Arpette to Champex. 
• Via the glacier d’Orny and the Combe d’Orny to Orsières. 
• Via the glacier d’Orny and the vallon d’Arpette de Saleina on the Praz de Fort.
• Ascent to the foot of the Aiguilles du Tour ( 1hr walking) then descent the glaicer des Grands or the Bérons to the village of Trient.

Moderately Difficult
• Via the glacier des Ravines Rousses to Praz de Fort. 

Difficult
• Trient, fenêtre de Saleina, col de la Gd :ui and descent to la Fouly. 

Very Difficult
• Trient, ascent to the Pointes d’Orny ( 30 mins walking ) descent the northern couloirs to Le val d’Arpette.